Articles filed under Politics
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Mount Prospect deciding next move on recreational pot salesNov 05, 2020 12:00 am - Now that Mount Prospect residents have voted in favor of recreational marijuana sales in town, the village board is preparing to decide what to do next. Trustees on Wedn...
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Gabel earns 70% of the vote in Illinois House District 18Nov 04, 2020 12:00 am - For Robyn Gabel, it was more of the same. Much more. The Evanston Democrat swept to a sixth straight victory in Tuesday's general election for Illinois House of Represen...
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Madigan probe postponed in SpringfieldNov 04, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The chairman of a special committee investigating Democratic State House Speaker Michael Madigan's role in a bribery scheme involving utility giant ComEd h...
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Illinois Supreme Court judge loses retention bidNov 04, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - For the first time since Illinois adopted judicial retention elections in 1964, an Illinois Supreme Court justice lost a retention bid to stay on the state...
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Gong-Gershowitz leading in 17th Illinois House raceNov 04, 2020 12:00 am - Voters urged a return engagement to Springfield for Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz on Tuesday night. The incumbent for the Illinois House of Representatives District 17, Gong...
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Paulus Park Barn, fire station projects on hold after voters nix Lake Zurich sales tax hikeNov 04, 2020 12:00 am - Lake Zurich residents overwhelmingly voted against increasing the local sales tax by 0.5% Tuesday, leaving village officials exploring other options for financing Paulus...
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Incumbent judges leading in races for three McHenry County judicial vacanciesNov 04, 2020 12:00 am - Incumbents were leading Wednesday in each of the three races for McHenry County judicial vacancies, according to unofficial election results. Just over 161,000 McHenry C...
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A little compassion for the losers, pleaseNov 04, 2020 12:00 am - There is no place quieter or more forlorn than the losing candidate's headquarters the morning after election night. If the phone rings, it's a good bet that it is eithe...
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Democrat Mussman wins sixth term representing Illinois House District 56Nov 04, 2020 12:00 am - Democrat Michelle Mussman handily defeated Republican challenger Scott Kegarise to win a sixth term representing Illinois House District 56. Mussman secured 20,298 votes...
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Pritzker says 'painful cuts' coming after graduated tax defeatNov 04, 2020 12:00 am - After the defeat of his signature graduated income tax rate plan he said would generate $3.6 billion per year more for the state, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Illinois Republ...